Student Activities Grades 1-3 Answer Key

Crossword Puzzle Across: 1. stalactite 2. soda straws 3. dam 4. popcorn 5. draperies Down: 1. calcite 2. stalagmite 3. flowstone 4. cave 5. column

Who Doesn’t Belong The snake, turtle, and frog are animals not found in a cave.

Speleothem Match Up Left to right: Top – stalactite, soda straws, column Bottom – flowstone, stalagmite

Word Scramble Top to bottom: rock, dark, water, cave, bat, special

Bat Test True: 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 15 False: 1, 2, 3, 5, and 14 Draw Your Own Cave Based on what you have learned so far, imagine a rain storm over an area of limestone. Draw in the rain… don’t stop there… where does the rain go? Then, design you own cave complete with animals and cave formations if you like!

Be sure to name your cave! Speleothem Match Up Draw a line connecting the name of each “speleothem” to its correct picture.

stalactite soda straw column stalagmite flowstone Who Doesn’t Belong? Cross out or put an “X” on the animals that can not be found in a cave.

“My” Cave Book Many students enjoy writing and illustrating their own books. You may copy this for use as a book cover. The cover can be colored and embellished. Students fill in their own name above the words “cave book”. You may also wish to cover up the title words and make additional copies for inside pages, perhaps drawing fine lines for text. This can easily be adapted as a pre or post trip activity in language arts, science, or several other subjects.

Word Scramble Unscramble the words using the pictures to help. kroc ______kdra ______rtawe ______avce ______bat ______ielapsc ______

Bat Search Find these words inside the bat:

water cricket cave dark bat limestone rock

BRAFRC AEMS R O MEC ABPBBATSILIMESR STODAVGFSSTOVEI DRWATERNTAWVEBC CAVROCKABNLPBAK EYMKZEABNWESTOE LIMESTONEETMCDT Cave Crossword

Use the clues below to complete the puzzle.

The following are common cave formations:

ACROSS 1. What grows down from the ceiling? 2. Tiny formations that grow from the ceiling, you could drink from. 3. A rimstone ___. 4. Formations that look like snack food. 5. These have waves and folds, like curtains. DOWN 1. Cave formations are made of ______. 2. The formations that grows “mighty” from the floor. 3. Made from flowing water. 4. A hole in the ground that has formations in it. 5. What a stalactite and stalagmite grow together they form a ______. Marengo Cave’s Discovery Color the areas with odd numbers black and the areas with even numbers yellow.

Discover how Marengo Cave was first found! Marengo Cave’s Discovery Color the areas with vowels black and the areas with consonants yellow.

Discover how Marengo Cave was first found!